Egyptian Defence Ministry appoints new army spokesperson

The Egyptian Defence Ministry has appointed a new army spokesperson at the start of 2017. The new spokesperson was named Colonel Tamer Mahmoud El-Refaay, the army announced Sunday.
“Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi approved appointing colonel Tamer El-Refaay as the new official army spokesperson and as a successor to the former army spokesperson Mohamed Samir,” the statement read.

According to state news agency MENA, El-Refaay graduated from the Military College in 1994 and worked as an information analyst in military intelligence.